The Bureau of Administrative Services' Facilities Management Division was responsible for coordinating the planning, management, and all of the logistics involved in moving into the new Police Headquarters facility at One Schroeder Plaza. Completed in the fall of 1997, the planning for this $70 million facility had begun in the 1980's. It replaces the Department's former 154 Berkeley Street Headquarters building, which was built in 1926, and has allowed the Department to update and centralize several administrative and investigative functions. This move has also acted as an important catalyst in bringing innovative new communications and crime- fighting technologies to the organization as a whole.

Situated on 3.5 acres of land adjacent to the Southwest Corridor Park, the new headquarters is a modern, four-story, glass and granite facility located close to the geographic center of Boston, in the crosstown area of Roxbury at the corner of Ruggles and Tremont Streets. The North and South buildings are joined together above the main entrance by a central pedestrian bridge and light shaft. The three stories rise 60 feet in height, not including the adjacent tower which ascends to 147 feet.

Once the building was completed, the next task was to move hundreds of employees into it from all over the City. This had to be accomplished without causing major disruptions to their work or disturbing the neighborhoods surrounding these facilities during the transition. Though still not entirely complete until the arrival of the Operations Division in 1998, this smooth transition into the new facility is already providing active demonstrations of the Police Department's commitment to neighborhood policing.

For example, throughout the lifecycle of the project a Community Review Panel has represented the neighborhood organizations and institutions that participated in the programming and design review process by holding regular meetings, conducting site visits, and participating in working sessions. The new Head quarters is also part of the City's Plans for further revitilization and economic development within the Crosstown area, which is already accelerating throughout the neighborhood.